On 8/30/2017 7:30 PM, N4OI - Ken wrote: > I do not understand the general fear of working with SMT components.
If you had monocular close-up eyesight (due to scarring on one retina) and arthritic hands (due to aging) like I have, you would understand it perfectly. And I don't have a work-table any more to do it right. Luckily I had a close-by ham friend do my K2 for me. I recently had to solder a wire to an isolated terminal, holding my breath that I wouldn't burn myself or anything else while working under a lighted magnifier - something that I would do 50 years ago without a second thought. I've paid my dues and have no regrets about having to be a plug-and-play appliance operator. Sure beats no operator at all. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 (First licensed in 1952) >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
